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S: (v) mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge (ask for and get free; be a parasite)

S: (v) carry (secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)) "The motion carried easily"
S: (v) excavate, dig up, turn up (find by digging in the ground) "I dug up an old box in the garden"
S: (v) extort, wring from (get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner)
S: (v) kite (get credit or money by using a bad check) "The businessman kited millions of dollars"
S: (v) source (get (a product) from another country or business) "She sourced a supply of carpet"; "They are sourcing from smaller companies"
S: (v) procure, secure (get by special effort) "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"
S: (v) extract (get despite difficulties or obstacles) "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"
S: (v) take out (obtain by legal or official process) "take out a license"; "take out a patent"
S: (v) get in, get into (secure a place in a college, university, etc.)
S: (v) eke out, squeeze out (obtain with difficulty) "He eked out some information from the archives"
S: (v) mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge (ask for and get free; be a parasite)
S: (v) derive, gain (obtain) "derive pleasure from one's garden"
S: (v) shop (do one's shopping) "She goes shopping every Friday"
S: (v) snag (get by acting quickly and smartly) "snag a bargain"
S: (v) grab (obtain illegally or unscrupulously) "Grab power"

S: (v) schnorr, shnorr, scrounge, cadge (obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling) "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends"